Pretty Horse
by HRoxas

Comment:
From Critique Club. Hello from Toronto ;-))

I would argue with Nephrotic. With this image the skewed horizon is irrelevant - think of a kid who is trying to look into horse's eyes. This is exacly what the kid would see. And the horse is busy and shy a little bit... just quarter second before turning the head on you!

The shot quality is really outstanding.

I gave it +6, not +10 just because this is a Zodiac challenge and the Zodiac horse has to be mystical and symbolic.

The Tenacious Dragon
by brett2004

Comment:
From Critique Club.

I disagree with those who did not like the burned-out spot. The concept of the image IMHO has based on the contrasts: light buring the heart of the Dragon (I'd made it concentrated little higher on the chest and gave it some glow) and the shadow. The shadow does not have to stand apart from the body - overlap is OK and be lager, darker and more blurred. You can not separate the Dragon and his shadow - the self-esteem. And composition would benefit too - currently it is split unevenly leaving just the tip of wing in the center of attention. Teeth must also be in focus...

Overall: very good underlying idea, nice choice of methods to render it and need improvement in details ;-)) +5

DOG
by Dim7

Comment:
From Critique Club.

I voted for this image among the top in the challenge. The advantages of the shot are well noted and praised by other speakers above and I commit to those.

Now as you have mentioned cropping - there is a tiny note regarding composition. We see that this is a capture of the initial phase (very unusual) of the jump and the jump is going to be into the left-bottom quarter of the frame. The dog is positioned at the center with a small displacement to the left and the front paws are relaxed before spring action - already in the left-botton quadrant. What if you put those paws right into the center of the image? Thus the dog will get some space in front to jump into and this will also confirm that this is a high energy jump.

City Driver Parking In Suburbia
by GolferDDS

Comment:
:-)))

True Brit
by Warby

Comment:
Do you really need that purple?

Starburst
by weaverc

Comment:
Looks more like a sunflower.

hammer_strobe
by Seanachai

Comment:
You are not going to use a hammer in such a way, are you?

Avid Learner
by stickylizard

Comment:
Very funny :-)))))

Dreaming of an Endless Summer
by soccerdad

Comment:
+10, what else to say? It is obviously alive :-))

Cup Hooks, Eye Bolts and Wood Screws
by LoudDog

Comment:
Any composition idea? The two-color world is nice, but the lighting has a pink flavor (left side) - that does not fit in.